Collection of seven films from the undisputed master of 70s fantasy and horror, John Carpenter. Film include: THE FOG, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, THEY LIVE, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK,... more...PRINCE OF DARKNESS, HALLOWEEN and THE THING.
Very few filmmakers could hope to achieve the immense cult status obtained by legendary ... more
director John Carpenter and his highly influential, unmistakable movies. Having written, directed, edited and scored the music for most of his films, he remains a true auteur and a groundbreaking innovator of independent cinema. With his vivid imagination, shy streaks of dark humour and his tense, terrifying and sometimes disturbing scenarios, he has become renowned as a master of horror and is responsible for creating some of modern cinema's most original and iconic characters, from Halloween's relentlessly evil Michael Myers and Escape from New York's unstoppable anti-hero Snake Plissken to The Fog's unforgettable army of zombie pirates.Titles include:Halloween.Escape from New York.The Thing.The Fog.They Live.Assault on Precinct 13.Prince of Darkness.
Titles Comprise: The Fog (1980): A thick fog rolls into the sleepy town of Antonio Bay ... more
concealing the ghosts of murdered sailors desperate to seek revenge on the descendants of their killers. In one night the inhabitants of this town will pay the ultimate price for their forefathers' murderous greed... Assault On Precinct 13 (1976): Isolated cut off inside an abandoned police station a handful of cops and some convicts on their way to Death Row must join forces and defend themselves against the gang called Street Thunder who have taken a blood oath to destroy. They Live (1988): John Nada (Piper) is a struggling labourer who drifts into town and luckily scores a job at a construction site. Discovering a box of sunglasses Nada swipes a pair and is shocked to find what he can see through them; billboards demand citizens 'Eat' or 'Sleep' TV shows spout orders at him and some people look rather less than human... Escape From New York (1981): 1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane. Manhattan Island has become a maximum-security prison for three million criminals. When the American President's plane is hijacked and crashed on the island the President is taken hostage by gangland warlord 'The Duke'. Sent to the rescue is Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) a former war hero now a convicted criminal. To ensure safe return of the President the police commissioner (Lee Van Cleef) has had tiny time bombs implanted in Plissken's neck: if he gets the President out within twenty four hours he gets a pardon; if not he gets blown to pieces... Prince Of Darkness (1987): Deep in the crypt of an old church absolute evil has been lurking in the form of the Sleeper a sinister green liquid that contains the essence of the Devil himself. Discovered by a priest this liquid is investigated by physics experts in the hope that science will help fight the battle against evil but their experiments unwittingly set Satan free... Halloween (1978): 'Halloween' takes us into the world of a mad killer Michael Myers who at a very young age stabbed his older sister to death. Locked away for many years in a mental hospital Michael escapes one night and returns to his home to continue his killing spree. Jamie Lee Curtis in her first role plays the resourceful babysitter who is chased by the killer on Halloween night. The Thing (1982): In the winter of 1982 a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100 000 years. Soon unfrozen the shape-shifting alien wreaks havoc creates terror and becomes one of them...
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Advantages: It ends - mercifully Disadvantages: It starts - regrettably
has been altered through self-mutilation and who have no hesitation in attacking the police officers. When the commanding officer disappears, one of the squadron goes in search, and spots a crazed figure carrying what appears to be the decapitated head of the officer. From a concealed position, he watches the woman join the rest of the colony’s inhabitants behind the brow of the hill. A strange force has taken over the townsfolk – and they have been transformed into a bloodthirsty, psychotic band of warriors. Very soon, the squadron find themselves fighting for their lives, in a desperate bid to keep the warriors at bay whilst they wait for the return of the train. Little do they know that the locomotive is stuck in treacherous conditions….
You will probably all be familiar with previous JohnCarpenter films – ...
Ghosts of Mars(or "JohnCarpenter's" Ghosts of Mars as he would obviously prefer it titled) is a movie which for me at least hammers home the final nail in the coffin of one of horror's most widely respected directors. This guy has effectively done nothing which could be considered even slightly above B-movie fare since the 80s and in fact, when you think about it, the movies he is still churning out these days still resemble the 80s stuff. Halloween was a great movie, The Thing was a great movie, Escape From New York was watchable but cannibalised ideas from his previous 80s movie Escape From L.A. and these are what established him as a great director - everything he has made since screams otherwise.
Ghost of Mars is a horrible piece of film making set in a matriarchal future. A mining operation on Mars unearths the aforementioned ...
Advantages: Henstridge, Some Nice Gore Disadvantages: Looks Cheap and Dull, Some Bad Acting, Dull Villains
If truth be told JohnCarpenter hasn't made a decent film for years but thanks to some cult video classics such as The Thing and Big Trouble In Little China his career still keeps on going.
Ghosts of Mars is another attempt by Carpenter to remake Rio Bravo with a sci-fi element. It's 200 years into the future and a Martian police unit led by Lt. Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) is sent to a mining outpost to bring back a dangerous prisoner Desolation Williams (Ice Cube). However what they encounter is a deadly race of martian ghosts who inhabit the bodies of the miners. Cue hell on earth and a fight to escape with all body parts intact.
That's pretty much it, aliens vs humans with a lot of guns, violence and bloodshed.
I really wanted this film to work but sadly it is incredibly flawed and above all else dull. In fact it ...
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Collection of seven films from the undisputed master of 70s fantasy and horror, John Carpenter. Film include: THE FOG, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, THEY LIVE, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, HALLOWEEN and THE THING.
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